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Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Monday, November 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| Nursery World

The South-East based nursery group has become the first childcare provider in the country to receive a Children’s Food Trust seal of approval for its menu.

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

A new pilot project will see accredited nutritionists work with early years providers to help them develop and maintain a culture of healthy eating and nutrition in their settings.

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The fifth annual Healthy Eating Week, organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), will take place from 12–16 June 2017.

Many children living in poverty not eligible for free school meals

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Huge numbers of children living below the poverty line do not qualify for free school meals according to research by The Children's Society.

Thousands of early years providers using the nutritional guidelines

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Monday, March 11, 2013

| Nursery World

More than 11,000 copies of the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings have been downloaded since their launch last year.

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Around 160,000 children will fall out of eligibility for free school meals under the universal credit system, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

New food rules for schools

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A revised set of mandatory food standards for all maintained schools and new academies and free schools came into force this week.

Tell us what you think about nursery food

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery World and the Children's Food Trust have joined forces to launch a nationwide survey of provision of food in early years settings

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

| Nursery World

The University of Bristol and Nursery World are asking our readers about packed lunches – how many children are eating them, how healthy they are, and the effects of the 30 hours programme.

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

The new Change4Life campaign encourages parents to give children healthy snacks such as rice cakes rather than chocolate or sweets.

Medical professionals call for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks to halt obesity

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Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges' (AoMRC) Obesity Steering Group, made up of surgeons, paediatricians and GPs, sets out ten recommendations for healthcare professionals, local and national government, industry and schools to tackle the nation's obesity crisis.

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced an expansion of its breakfast club programme to support disadvantaged children.

Greater access to vitamin D supplements would 'cut the cases of rickets'

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Friday, December 14, 2012

| Nursery World

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has called for vitamin D supplements to be made more widely available to children.

Government advert warns of 'hidden nasties' in foods

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Monday, January 7, 2013

| Nursery World

The first ever health-focused ad break will air tonight (7 January) as part of a new Department of Health Change4Life campaign designed to expose the amount of salt, fat and sugar in everyday foods and help people become 'food smart'.

Nottinghamshire nurseries chosen to help flght childhood obesity

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Seven nurseries in Nottinghamshire have been nominated to take part in a government-funded childhood obesity project, supported by the Soil Association’s Food for Life programme.

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of councils do not have enough money to pay for Free School Meals for all infants from September.

Ultra-processed foods are 'robbing' children of the 'joy' of eating, warn experts

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| Nursery World

A charity concerned with ‘the way Britain eats’, with support from celebrity chefs, doctors and head teachers, has written to the Prime Minister urging him to commit to reducing the amount of ultra processed foods children consume and ‘embracing' schools to be part of the solution.

Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Experts are urging parents to give their children daily doses of Vitamin D, as research shows a lack of awareness of its benefits.

Vegetables first: How to get children loving veggies

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

| Nursery World

Weaning with vegetables before fruit gives babies the best chance of enjoying the green stuff as they grow up, researchers have found.

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Healthy eating, wellbeing and the benefits of physical activity and cooking are the focus of a new virtual event organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).

Eat up your veggies: free webinar and new early years resources

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The British Nutrition Foundation is hosting a free webinar for early years practitioners and parents, which looks at practical ways to encourage young children to eat more vegetables.

Free Food for Life membership for nurseries and childminders during lockdown

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings can benefit from free advice on healthy eating, including top tips for fussy eaters, recipes and gardening ideas, thanks to a free, three-month free membership from the Soil Association’s Food for Life programme.

Toddlers in the UK are the fussiest eaters in Europe, claims new research

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The first ever European Toddler Nutrition Index, commissioned by GrowingUpMilkInfo.com, examined the attitudes to diet and food of over 2,500 mothers with toddlers in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Italy.

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| Nursery World

A new short film has been released to highlight the struggle faced by families to put food on the table due to the cost-of-living crisis.

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Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

Many children living in poverty not eligible for free school meals

Thousands of early years providers using the nutritional guidelines

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

New food rules for schools

Tell us what you think about nursery food

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

Medical professionals call for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks to halt obesity

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

Greater access to vitamin D supplements would 'cut the cases of rickets'

Government advert warns of 'hidden nasties' in foods

Nottinghamshire nurseries chosen to help flght childhood obesity

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

Ultra-processed foods are 'robbing' children of the 'joy' of eating, warn experts

Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

Vegetables first: How to get children loving veggies

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

Eat up your veggies: free webinar and new early years resources

Free Food for Life membership for nurseries and childminders during lockdown

Toddlers in the UK are the fussiest eaters in Europe, claims new research

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

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